I threw a sideways glance upon hearing Christopher’s words. I appreciated his effort to keep a distance from Monica whenever they were in each other’s presence. Even when they were standing next to each other, he would keep repeating that he saw her as a sister. He did all these just so I would feel more reassured.
What he did not realize was that everything had changed from the moment I learned that I wasn’t terminally ill. I had vowed to never leave his side after I saw hopes in the prolonged darkest times.
If my experiences in life had taught me anything, it was this—live in the moment and cherish the present.
After being given the opportunity to live again, I had decided to cast away my sense of insecurity. Unfortunately, I was disqualified from the National Youth Art Exhibition and Contest due to my absence from the third quarter contest. Otherwise, I was convinced that in my current state of a peaceful mind, I would be able to create a better art piece.
I walked out of the event hall and made a phone call to Sabrina. We agreed to meet up at night before I hung up the phone and got into the car. Christopher stuffed the concert ticket into my hands and said, “Dear, I’ll leave this to you, and I’ll support every decision that you make.”
“Maybe you should go,” I said hesitantly.
“Hmm?” Christopher feigned anger. “Are you trying to push your husband into the arms of another woman?”
“I’m not. Since your mother was already displeased with us, we shouldn’t make the matter worse for her. Besides, you’ve already made it clear that you only see Monica as a sister, so I’m not going to be jealous about her. Just go and I’m sure your mother will appreciate it,” I trod carefully while observing Christopher’s facial expression.
As the man started to get worked up for real, I quickly added, “Why don’t I come with you? It’ll be like you treating me to a concert. Does that sound all right?”
Only then Christopher’s face lit up. He pinched my cheek playfully and said, “I won’t say no to you if you want to watch the concert. Just make sure you don’t fall asleep during the session.”
“I won’t. My dream was to become a painter. Music is part of arts too, so don’t think that I don’t enjoy music,” I retorted. However, I must admit that I don’t fully appreciate music concerts per se. Mmm… I might really fall asleep at the concert.
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